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Around 350 workers are continuing to blockade the Fonderie de Bretagne in Brittany, in an attempt to prevent the closure of the foundry that makes car parts for the French car giant. However, the aforementioned hostages were released at approximately 10:30pm local time. The blockade reached a head on Tuesday when the protesting workers refused to let the seven managers leave the factory, in a move “strongly condemned” by Renault. “The Renault Group strongly condemns these actions and requires the lifting of the blockage and a direct return to calm,” the carmaker said in a statement. ...

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Angry Renault workers hold managers hostage to stop sale of French factory Issued on: 28/04/2021 - 18:23 In this March 23, 2021 photo, CGT unionists of the Fonderie de Bretagne, a foundry that is a subsidiary of the Renault group, take part in a gathering of striking employees in Caudan, western France, after Renault announced the site was for sale. © Fred Tanneau, AFP 2 min Workers at a Renault car parts factory in northwest France held seven managers against their will for some 12 hours on Tuesday in an attempt to prevent the...

Carmaker condemns latest ‘bossnapping’ by union activists, who held men for 12 hours

Revolting workers took six Renault Group executives hostage yesterday at a French foundry the automaker was trying to close.